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Post by Tiki on Apr 20, 2024 13:12:06 GMT 11
Gunnar listened to the young man he's facing, who was defending himself as not part of the Team Rocket gang. He waited for an opportunity when the defensive dude sounded like he finished a train of thought before interjecting, "Well, if you are not a Team Rocket member, then why are you walking like you're blind and deaf? There's clearly people here who would need your help. How are you much different from them if you're just going to walk off? I am just trying to help with the current situation, that is right in front of our eyes."He sighed and continued, "Raikou, Substitute!" The electric type mammal growled and stepped to the side, immediately created a copy to take its place, and then leaped back and away. The helpful trainer continued responding as the Seviper conjured a Sludge Wave to crash into the Substitute which would fade away. "Yeah, yeah, I hear your complains. I live in Goldenrod City too, but some of us are trying to make it better. You look like you're a traveling trainer, so you might not care as much. But, of course I cannot control what you do." He paused to sigh. "You just seemed to act like you're different, but you're not much different than the complains you listed. You're just a bystander who fold their hands and complain, aren't you? Now, about that Geodude, even if you aren't helping the idiots you called, what about the other innocent people?" He paused again, thinking. "If you hate everyone here that much, then why are you here in Goldenrod City still? Are you waiting for a miracle moment to meet someone who meets your standard, or your standard is too high for everyone to meet? Or are you lost trying to leave the city?""Alright, Raikou, use Roar!" He called out his next move. The Seviper used another Sludge Wave, which thankfully the Manectric wasn't poisoned. Then, the electric type let out a loud and unpleasant noise, sending the Seviper backed into her Pokeball and then a little Skorupi appeared in front of them. Wild Encounter Weather: Clear [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] Raikou LV 30 HP 16% [15/91]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/manectric.gif) [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn"] Seviper LV 28 HP 100% [87/87]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani-back/seviper.gif) Manectric [Static]: Status Seviper [Shed Skin]: Status SP77 Manectric used Substitute! SP50 Seviper used Sludge Wave! Substitute faded!
SP50 Seviper used Sludge Wave! SP77 Manectric used Roar!
![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/bw/skorupi.png) Skorupi was dragged out! crit and second zmb5VyAsp_1-16 p_1-1001-16·1-100
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Post by Venominon on Apr 20, 2024 22:31:15 GMT 11
With his angry snake eyes still locked on Gunnar, Venom patiently waited for this turn to retort, taking a brief moment to formulate his thoughts before doing so. "Why am I not helping these fools, you ask? It's quite simple really. As far as I'm concerned, most of the ignorant people living in this city have had a disaster like this coming for a long time now. This is merely an act of Arceus. Retribution for the crimes they've committed against the Pokemon that live here. Just thinking about all the times these idiots have turned a blind eye to the plight of the Pokemon in this city makes me sick to my stomach. Frankly, you don't have any room to be standing there and criticizing me." Venom's tone of voice was tough and uncompromising, as it quickly became abundantly clear to anyone that heard his words that he cared not for the humans of Goldenrod City and their suffering.
Meanwhile, Seviper quickly gained the upper hand over her Electric type foe, even though she didn't technically have any hands to speak of. After her wave of toxic sludge washed away Raikou's Substitute, she eyed him as well, letting him know right to his face that her trainer wasn't the only one disgusted by the behavior of his trainer. "Would you kindly tell your trainer to stop speaking as if he knows my master? He's being incredibly rude. Not to mention presumptuous. I'm sure your trainer believes that he's some kind of hero of justice or something to that effect, but he's just as ignorant as the majority of other humans in this filthy city. Also, is he the one who named you? Because I feel I must tell you, Raikou has to be the most pretentious name for an Electric type Pokemon that I've ever heard in my entire life. Especially since your performance in this battle has been anything but impressive thus far."
The Fang Snake Pokemon may not have been as angry as her trainer was, but she was still quite miffed, to say the least. With all he had done for them so far, not a single one of Venom's beloved Poison type Pokemon enjoyed listening to him getting bad-mouthed in the slightest. "Trying and failing miserably from where I'm standing. I won't bother asking what you've done to help this city so far, because frankly I don't care. It would take more time to fix this city than you have years of your life left. And that's assuming you live a long life. And as far as the innocent people in this city go, if they have even a scrap of sense, they'd pack their bags, leave this city, and never look back. As for why I'm here, that should be obvious. I'm here to train my Pokemon and win a badge from Whitney. Simple as that. Once my task is complete, I'll gladly take my own advice and leave this city behind for good."
The ninja gave Gunnar is latest retort, refusing to be swayed by what was clearly nothing more than his own brand of self-satisfaction. If Gunnar really wanted to change things in Goldenrod City, then he wouldn't be wasting everyone's time by making false accusations against someone who was just minding his own business. And that's when Raikou's Roar sounded, but it failed to make Venom flinch even a little. Still, it did force Seviper back to her Great Ball, drawing out Skorupi in her place. "Woah! What the heck just happened?! Why is this place such a wreck?!" Skorupi looked all around rather frantically, doing her best to determine the cause of her sudden participation in this underground bout. However, her eyes stopped when they saw her trainer, able to see all the fury and rage in his eyes right away. "Oh...Another ignorant human has crossed a line. I see it now."
Getting the gist of the situation, the Scorpion Pokemon turned to face Gunnar and Raikou, putting her game face on and pointing her claws and stinger at the Discharge Pokemon. "I'm not sure what's going on here, but nobody insults my master and gets away with it! He's a good man! Standing up for all of us Poison types when no one else would! I'll make you sorry you picked a fight with Team Toxic!" Skorupi's words did well to improve Venom's mood, but his snake eyes remained upon his face, and his lisp returned as he gave her the orders that would hopefully be the last of this battle. "There'sssssssssssssss no way Raikou hasssssssssss the energy for another SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSubsssssssssssstitute, SSSSSSSSSSSSSSkorupi! Go and give him a tasssssssssssste of your Poissssssssssssson Fang and end thissssssssssssss farce once and for all!" And just like that, Skorupi was off, moving as fast as her little legs could carry her, filling her fangs with a large amount of poison as she approached Raikou.
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Post by Tarlar on Apr 27, 2024 0:34:13 GMT 11
"And you don't think change come with yourself?" Gunnar growled, "I am trying to change things around here, but when everyone does like you, nothing happens! You are just as bad as the ones you are complaining about, if you are not willing to try make a difference then shut your mouth! You have no right to just sit back and complain that others are not doing a good enough job while you don't raise a finger! If you don't like the smell then get lost!" He ranted frustrated, sounded like this wasn't the first time he had had this argument. Raikou laid down its ears and growled when Seviper talked to it, "I'm not falling into your trap snake! You are just trying to confuse me to the benefit of your trainer! Quiet!" "I know!" Gunnar admitted just as frustrated, "that's why I need someone like you to help me! How do you expect me to do it all my own?!" He rubbed his face disheartened, perhaps he should also just give up and leave? He had thought of that many times and others had asked him plenty of time why he kept fighting for his beloved city. He looked sharply and suspiciously at Venom, "What task?" He sneered. Gunnar grimaced at the skorupi which appeared, Venom seemed anything but worried and just ordered his pokemon to attack. This didn't look good for him, but what could he do? "Raikou, Shock Wave!" He snapped and the electricity rippled through the dust and halted Skorupi's charge a bit as she stumbled and had to fight a bit to regain her footing. It was good this battle wasn't going to continue for long as she wouldn't have been able to handle anymore of those shocks. Raikou leaped weirdly into the air to try dodge her but got its foot caught in some of the rubble and Skorupi buried her teeth into the dog. It's painful howling got cut short as Gunnar recalled his dog. The trainer stomped over to Venom and reluctantly handed him some money, "then go and leave me with all the work," he said bitterly as he turned away. "If you're speaking the truth and there really was someone else behind the geodude, you could at least track them down and make sure they don't do it again," Gunnar grumbled the way he looked at Venom made it clear he thought the poison trainer just had made that part up. At least someone else had sprung into action and had begun to help the ones who had been injured, and a group were guiding their pokemon to help move some of the rubble. They shouted that there were several places were both humans and pokemon were trapped and could use some help. Someone else shouted the EMT's were on their way, and so was the police but it was hard for them to get through. ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/bw/skorupi.png) Skorupi finished telling the man off and gains (30*50/2) 750 exp! (818/2977) ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/gen5/seviper.png) Seviper did her part and also gains (30*50/2) 750 exp! She grows to [Lv 29]! (561/2611) She can learn Gastro Acid if she forgets another move! She also gains +1 Happiness! (+12) Gunnar reluctantly hands over (610*2) £1220
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Post by Venominon on Apr 27, 2024 12:25:26 GMT 11
"Clearly, you haven't been listening to me at all, foolish human. As I told you, I am working to change things. My own things. This may be tough for an inconsiderate person like yourself to understand, but other people have dreams and ambitions too. There's a great big world out there. Far bigger than this sorry excuse for a city that you have right here. And I have absolutely no interest in lending my aid to this lost cause that you seem to be fighting for. But if you really insist on keeping at it, then go right ahead. One day, if you're lucky, you can tell your grandchildren all about how you wasted your life." Even in the face of Gunnar's growing anger, Venom stayed perfectly calm and composed, but still kept his serpentine glare locked on the other trainer at all times. As far as Venom was concerned, fighting for the betterment of Poison type Pokemon everywhere was far more important than the welfare of Goldenrod City and its people.
This only continued when Gunnar opened his mouth to speak yet again, as the ninja waited patiently for him to finish, then offered up some answers to Gunnar's questions. "One, that question alone tells me that you are even more ignorant than I thought. In case you forgot, as trainers, we are never alone. Our Pokemon are always right there beside us, doing their very best to help us achieve our goals and make our dreams a reality. If you can't even see that, then you don't deserve to wear the title of trainer. And two, Team Toxic's task is far grander than your hopeless dreams. We seek to show the world the true power of Poison type Pokemon, and why looking down on them is a fatal mistake. By the time we're done, Team Toxic's name will be known the entire world over, especially after I become Johto's new champion."
There wasn't even a single hint of hesitation or doubt in the purple-haired trainer's voice as he spoke. He truly believed that everything he said would become reality one day, and he was confident that his beloved poisonous Pokemon were all he needed to make that happen. And Venom's confidence was well-placed indeed, as Skorupi finished what Seviper started, defeating Raikou and earning Team Toxic yet another victory. "Yeah! Alright! We did it, master! These two idiots never stood a chance against Team Toxic!" Skorupi smiled and happily raised her claws in the air, overjoyed with Team Toxic's latest triumph. Ironically, Raikou's Roar was for the best. It turned this one-on-one battle into a true team effort.
The Scorpion Pokemon's trainer was very pleased with this as well, smiling and nodding his head at her before calling her best to her Pokeball. "Yes, we certainly did, Skorupi. Thank you for helping to spread Team Toxic's message even further, Skorupi. You too, Seviper." After thanking his tag team through their Pokeballs, Venom faced Gunnar, lost his smile, and went right back to glaring at him with his snake eyes. Still, he accepted the cash from the other trainer, tucking it away into his bag, then offering up Gunnar one final retort. "Resorting to guilt tripping and mind games now that you've lost our battle? Your foolishness knows no bounds, I see. However, I suppose you do have a point. I still remember the faces of all the trainers who were bullying that Geodude. And if I can find that very same Geodude, even better."
With images of both the despicable trainers and the Alolan Geodude still fresh in his mind, the Kantonian trainer had decided to play a part in the relief efforts of the Goldenrod Tunnel after all. He still didn't care one bit for Gunnar, his foolish ambitions, of the plight of the people of Goldenrod City as a whole. But the plight of wild Pokemon, especially Poison types, was something that Venom simply couldn't ignore. To that end, he grabbed another Great Ball from his bag, containing Team Toxic's resident kind-hearted cleaner. "Looks like it's clean up time, Grimer!" The Alolan Sludge Pokemon appeared in the tunnel and was immediately shocked by all the devastation she saw, frantically looking all around. "Oh my! What in the world happened here?! This is simply terrible! Say no more, master! I'll take care of it as fast as I can!" Since rubble and debris were technically a form of trash, Grimer got right to work on gobbling up as much of it as she could, making things easier for the relief efforts that were on their way.
OOC: I'll pass on teaching Seviper Gastro Acid. Thanks.
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Post by Pixel on Apr 30, 2024 6:55:16 GMT 11
There were many people injured and emergency services were working to help free them from the rubble. Venom did not go towards where the worst of the casualties were declared, which was probably for the best considering the good samaritan that mistook him for a Rocket and tried to arrest him earlier. But as his team worked to dissolve some of the debris and clear a proper path, he would discover something yellow. And hear terrified whimpering. A little more rubble cleared and he would see a small child imprisoned by concrete, somehow miraculously uncrushed as the wreckage collapsed on top of her almost like a tent. Her foot was caught under some steel rebar and she was twisting fruitlessly to escape, her eyes pinned, not on the gap towards freedom, but on the oozing, dripping sludge that was inching from the cracks and down the walls of her prison. She held her phone up to her chest, flashlight on, the screen cracked and reading 'No signal'. Clearly she had tried to call for help. "P-please...mommy. Help," she whimpered. More slime oozed down the cracks and two eyes and mouth formed in the sludge. Roxie screamed. Pokekid Roxie is injured and afraid! There is a [LV 24 A. Grimer] oozing through the rubble.
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Post by Venominon on Apr 30, 2024 22:10:24 GMT 11
Although he was only 18 years old, Venom was surprisingly strong for his age, and this was especially true when his eyes changed into those of a snake's. This was most likely yet another result of being raised in the wild for most of his life, followed by daily ninja training by a member of the Elite 4 himself. So, while Grimer was gobbling down chunks of debris, Venom was making full use of his physical strength, carefully clearing away as much debris as he could. He made sure to stay away from anything that looked or felt loadbearing, searching for any and all survivors of this explosive turn of events. And yes, he did so while staying far away from any and all humans in the area, not wishing to partake of another misunderstanding. Plus, he still just plain didn't like humans one bit, and being mistaken for a Team Rocket grunt definitely didn't help humanity's case.
So, for the most part, the Poison type specialist was searching for trapped or injured Pokemon, rather than human beings. That being said, Venom wasn't so heartless as to turn a blind eye to any humans he happened to come across. And as Arceus would have it, that's exactly what he found, picking up on the sounds of whimpering through the rubble. "Grimer, please come over here." Growing curious, Venom called his Alolan Sludge Pokemon over, then the two of them worked as a team to clear away all the debris they could in that one spot. Upon discovering the trapped girl in a Pikachu suit, Grimer let out a gasp of concern, holding one hand up to her mouth for a moment. "Oh dear. This is terrible. Master, we can't just leave her like that. We have to help her."
Even though he knew that this girl would probably grow even more terrified when she saw Venom's snake eyes or one of his poisonous Pokemon, he still nodded at Grimer after a brief moment of thought. "Yes. You work on eating away the debris around her. I'll make sure more debris doesn't fall on top of her." After taking another moment to gather his fortitude, Venom slowly and carefully approached Roxie, doing his best to lift the rubble up off of her, while speaking to her in the gentlest tone of voice he could muster. "Just stay calm. Team Toxic will have you out of here and back to your mother soon. You have my word." Venom hoped that his words would bring the child some reassurance at least, but the task quickly became even more difficult, as Venom's snake eyes spotted the emergence of yet another Alolan Grimer.
As the young girl screamed in fear, the purple-haired trainer let out a frustrated sigh, narrowing his snake eyes on the wild Grimer and speaking to it in a firm tone of voice immediately after. "Now really isn't a good time for this, as you can plainly see. My Pokemon and I are trying to lend a hand here. We really don't need wild Pokemon like you giving Poison types a bad name, especially at times like these." Given the frantic state of the tunnel, it quickly became clear that this Grimer likely wouldn't listen to reason. Unfortunately for it, Venom had never been one to give up easily. And since both of his arms and his own Grimer were busy, the ninja made use of the only method he could to grab ahold of the wild Grimer. As the wild Pokemon slowly approached the defenseless child, Venom suddenly leaned over, grabbing ahold of said Pokemon with his teeth, before using all of his strength to toss the Grimer out of the small opening and into a larger area. One more suited for battle.
Thankfully, given Venom's immunity to poison, it didn't matter if he got some toxic sludge in his mouth or not, but still didn't care for the taste, spitting it out before continuing to speak. "Tastes like you crossed a line! Now, Koffing, get out here and teach this Grimer a lesson for me with your Flamethrower!" Given that he was still assisting his own Grimer in rescuing Roxie, Venom had no choice but to simply call out to another of his Pokemon. Fortunately for the three of them, the Poison Gas Pokemon heard him loud and clear, bursting forth from his Ultra Ball and looking down at the wild Grimer with a big grin upon his face. "You got it, master! Wow! Look at this place! Did someone open the Ark of the Covenant?! Oh well! More on that later! For now, eat this!" After enthusiastically shouting out his thoughts, Koffing took a deep breath, then unleashed a stream of flames upon the wild Grimer before him.
OOC: Running Shoes used. Two Flamethrowers.
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Post by Pixel on May 5, 2024 4:31:25 GMT 11
Fire. That is all Roxie saw in her vision as that slime monster oozed closer. She shrieked and backed away, arms quickly flung over her face to protect herself from the heat. Then, the warmth faded and she looked up to see the ooze monster still there, but far less interested in her. It flung a wad of goop at the koffing but it sailed right under the floating gas making pokemon. Where had it come from...oh. There was a young man. She whimpered. "Are you here to help?" she squeaked, trying to put on a brave face. Then there was more fire and she covered her eyes again. So close. She didn't want to be burned. Peering through her fingers she saw the grimer trying to condense itself into a smaller form, squeezing back into the cracks, not quite retreating, but instead hunkering down so it would be harder to purge from the debris. Very stressed, scared and in pain, she started to sob and reached for Venom. She flailed a bit but she couldn't go anywhere, as the other pokemon had yet to dissolve the debris that had her pinned. "I don't wanna be eaten by a slime moonnnsttterrrr." Wild Encounter Weather: Clear [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] Wild A. Grimer LV 24 HP 0% [17/22]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/grimer-alola.gif) [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn"] Koffing LV 28 HP 100% [69/69]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani-back/koffing.gif) A. Grimer: Normal, +2 EVA Koffing [Levitate]: Normal SP33 Koffing used flamethrower (crit? IgJk0Jimp_1-16 Burn? p_1-100) SP24 Grimer used p_1-4 Mud Shot! Doesn't effect koffing. SP33 Koffing used flamethrower (crit? p_1-16 Burn? p_1-100) SP24 Grimer used p_1-4 Minimize 1-16·1-100·1-4·1-16·1-100·1-4
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Post by Venominon on May 5, 2024 12:56:42 GMT 11
While Koffing held the wild Grimer's attention, Venom continued to hold up the debris that threatened to crush the poor, helpless girl. All the while, Venom's own Grimer did her best to eat away that same debris, but she was only one Grimer and could only move so fast. Still, seeing that Roxie was scared, Venom nodded at her, continuing to speak to her in the gentlest tone of voice he had to offer. "Yes. My name is Venom, and this Grimer and Koffing are my friends. We're part of a team called Team Toxic, and we won't let anything bad happen to you. You have my word." Although the situation wasn't exactly ideal, it appeared as though Koffing was winning this battle if nothing else.
However, then the wild Grimer used Minimize and shrunk into the cracks in the rubble, Venom gritted his teeth and mentally cursed a bit, knowing that landing the final blow against this Sludge Pokemon wasn't going to be easy. And, of course, there was still the issue of the trapped girl to address. When she reached for Venom, the ninja wished that he could've reached back, but his hands were full keeping the debris from collapsing on top of them. So, until Grimer and Koffing finished their respective tasks, the Poison type trainer continued to stare down at Roxie, doing his best to put her mind at ease. "I know it's scary, but believe me, that Grimer isn't a monster. Believe it or not, it's just as scared as you are. When this tunnel collapsed, it left nearly all the people and Pokemon in the area either very injured or very frightened."
"Just don't look at it and try not to think about it for now. Just focus on me, okay?" Staring into the young girl's eyes, Venom did his very best to comfort her and not let his own fear show. In truth, Venom was feeling a little scared himself, thinking about all the suffering Pokemon in the area. But he knew that getting frantic about it wouldn't solve anything, remembering what his father told him about dealing with crisis situations. So, after taking a single deep breath and steadying both his muscles and his nerves, the purple-haired trainer called for Koffing's next attack. "Koffing, it won't be easy, but try to hit the wild Grimer with another Flamethrower! It may be smaller, but it's still here! I can sense its desperation coming from...there!" Pushing his senses to their limit, Venom managed to locate the shrunken Grimer, pointing it out to his Poison Gas Pokemon, which spewed out even more flames in that very same direction almost immediately after receiving his orders.
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Post by Pixel on May 6, 2024 7:22:21 GMT 11
It was hard to hit with it creeping back into the rubble and squeezing into tight spots. But as koffing breathed more flames over the debris to scare the grimer away, the sludge monster couldn't stand the heat and finally fled. When the fire subsided, there was no sign of the grimer left, and all there was to do was free the scared little girl. She was staring up at Venom now with big, watery, starry eyes. She grabbed at him and tried to hold onto his leg for dear life, sobbing and whimpering. "My leg really hurts, Mister Venom." Sniff. "T-there was a big boom and everything went dark and there was lots of screaming. And...and then I was trapped and couldn't move. It was so scary." It was about then that the other pokemon managed to dissolve the rebar enough that it crumbled away and her leg could be freed. She hesitantly pulled her leg closer only to wince and cry out. Her whole body twitched in pain. "Owie. I don't think I can't stand up." She reached up her arms and made a pleading gesture for uppies. She was a small girl. It would be easy to carry Roxie to the paramedics that were running around nearby so they could help her with her ankle.
Venom defeated the grimer! (24*50=1200) Koffing gained +1200 exp 2849/2437
Koffing grew to LV 29 412/2611 to next level
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Post by Venominon on May 7, 2024 13:51:36 GMT 11
Sensing that the wild Grimer was gone, Venom breathed a sigh of relief, as Team Toxic's number of current situations had been brought back down to one. All that remained was for Venom's own Grimer to finish clearing away enough debris to get the little girl out safely, then transport her to the proper authorities. "Booyah, baby! Looks like Team Toxic is too hot to handle! If ya can't stand the heat, get outta the kitchen!" Koffing proudly and enthusiastically declared, grinning ear to ear at the same time. Not that he had ears, of course. "I understand that you're happy, and I'm very glad that this girl is safe now, but we're not a team of Fire types, you know." Grimer reminded her teammate after swallowing down more debris, then went right back to chowing down afterward.
It was at that point when Roxie spoke to Venom again, but he didn't need her to tell him that her leg was hurt. Venom may have been a ninja, not a doctor, but it was still painfully obvious that this little girl had been injured by some of the debris when it fell. "I know. It scared me too. One of my Pokemon protected me from the blast but ended up getting badly hurt in the process. And guess what? She's an Electric type. Just like Pikachu. The Pokemon you're dressed up as." The Poison type specialist continued to speak in a gentle and compassionate tone of voice, hoping that his words would bring Roxie at least some comfort and help to ease her pain, even if only a bit. Thankfully, Grimer finally managed to eat away enough rubble to free Roxie several seconds after that.
Unfortunately, there was no way that she'd be able to walk on her own in her current condition. And even if she could, Venom wouldn't have wanted her to push herself. Despite his distaste for humans, the ninja found it impossible to dislike children at all, since they were far too young to have committed any sins against nature or Pokemon. So, now that he didn't have to hold up the debris anymore, Venom knelt down beside Roxie, reached into his bag, and pulled out some bandages, doing some quick first aid on her leg. "It's okay. This should help with the pain until you can get some proper treatment. Just try not to move your leg too much, alright?" Venom asked her, then immediately saw that she wanted to get picked up by him, catching him off guard for a moment. But only for a moment.
Naturally, Venom knew that he couldn't just leave her like this, putting the rest of the bandages away and calling both Koffing and Grimer back to their respective Pokeballs, thanking them both for all their help. Once that was done, the Kantonian trainer obliged Roxie's request, slowly and gently picking her up in his arms, making sure her leg was properly supported as well. "C'mon. Let's get you somewhere safe. I'm sure your mother is worried sick about you." Fully aware that the paramedics weren't far away, Venom stood back up and proceeded to head over to them, making sure to be extra careful with every single step he took, not wanting to drop Roxie. "Hey! Over here! This little girl needs help!" As soon as he saw them, Venom called out to the rescue team that had been called in, continuing to keep his eyes and ears open for any and all signs of danger though.
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Post by vartio on May 12, 2024 10:59:32 GMT 11
There laid a predator in the wings, awaiting a moment to strike. It remained hidden, hiding within the shadows of the underground beyond the sight of normal man. It had been enjoying the show thus far, and it would be so remiss not to make things more fun! Yes, it already could imagine the chaos it would cause, oh the fun in the unpredictability! Slowly it 'disappeared' from where it was. The rescue crews ran up to Venom and the girl whom he was helping, pulling out a small flashlight they'd do a quick check for eye dilations to ensure she wasn't in severe straits. "Thank you for helping out, we'll take it from here."One of the workers would grab onto the girl, softly holding her in his arms to guide the young lady back aboveground. Then they began to step slightly ever slightly to the side, moving more towards the wall under then turned, lifting the girl over towards the wall. At this angle, Venom would see the man's iris now glew a visible glowing purple visible even with the darkness available. Almost on the dime, a shadow pulled through the wall, a gaseous Pokemon taking form as large white eyes opened up and a giant mouth formed, laughing diabolically as it would wrap its gaseous outline around the girl, lifting her as it turned her slightly incorporeal and pull her off into a side room within the tunnel. The door wasn't far away, and Venom could still give chase! "Wh... what happened!?" Asked the man who was carrying the girl, his friend also holding his head as he had also been affected by whatever had happened, then realizing the girl was missing from his arms. "ARCEUS DAMNIT! What happened!? We got to find her!" You have encountered a level 24 Gastly!================================================ (OOC Summary: Gastly hexed the two rescuers into kidnapping the Injured Girl!) LONG RESERVINGThis encounter, if pursued, will lead to a short custom quest with a reward at the end if you pursue the Gastly and the girl! You may opt out, if you wish! Encounter- QjWpcfP7p_1-6 - OH BABY A RARE
Shiny- p_1-42
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Post by Venominon on May 12, 2024 20:54:13 GMT 11
Given his highly attuned senses, especially when it came to Poison type Pokemon, it was easy for Venom to tell that he and the young girl were being watched. Not wanting to frighten the girl any more than she already had been, the ninja kept quiet, but also narrowed his eyes and kept his wits about him at the same time. If the spectral Pokemon that was watching them made any moves, Venom would be ready to act at a moment's notice. However, when said Pokemon disappeared into the shadows, even Venom's senses couldn't keep track of it anymore, especially with all the other chaos and turmoil that was going on all around him. So, pushing those thoughts out of his mind for the time being, Venom came face to face with some members of the rescue team, handing Roxie over to them.
"Make absolutely sure that she stays safe and that you find her mother. This girl has been through a lot today. Far more than a girl her age should have to endure." The Poison type trainer responded to the rescue worker's words, looking them straight in the eye as he spoke. And although it wasn't right away, that was when Venom noticed that something was off about those two workers, taking notice of the shadows in their eyes. Seeing this, Venom's own eyes widened with shock for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure, grabbing several shuriken from his pockets. "Hey! Wait! What do you think you're doing?! Who are you really?!" Rather than wait for an explanation, Venom tossed the shuriken at the brainwashed rescue workers, causing them to fly into some nearby debris and get pinned to it by their clothes.
Unfortunately, even Venom's ninja speed wasn't fast enough to save Roxie, as another wild Gastly appeared and pulled the poor girl into the shadows. This outcome caused Venom's fury to return with a vengeance, as his eyes once again became those of a snake's, and some loud hissing sounds began to escape from his lips. "Rgh! I should've known better than to trusssssssssst a bunch of foolish humansssssssssssss with ssssssssssssssuch an important tassssssssssssssssk! Grimer, I need your help again, my friend!" Refusing to waste any time on this matter, Venom once again withdrew Grimer's Great Ball from his bag and called upon the Alolan Sludge Pokemon within. Upon seeing the look in her trainer's eyes, Grimer's own eyes widened with a mixture of shock and concern, able to tell right away that something was wrong. Very wrong.
"Oh dear. What's wrong now, master? Has something else happened to that adorable little girl we rescued?" Grimer questioned her trainer, but prayed to Arceus that her assumptions were incorrect, growing even more concerned at the very thought of anything else happening to Roxie. "I'm afraid ssssssssssssso, Grimer. A wild Gassssssssssstly brainwashed a few workersssssssssss and usssssssssssed them to help abduct her. She should be on the other sssssssssssside of thisssssssssss wall though. If we hurry, I think we can ssssssssssssssstill ssssssssssssssave her again. And when we find that Gassssssssssssstly, I want you to hit it asssssssssssss hard asssssssssssss you can with your Knock Off, Grimer." Having filled Grimer in on the situation and given her some orders, Venom and Grimer booked it as fast as they could, heading over to the next room to save Roxie once again, paying no mind to the rescue workers as they did.
OOC: Not sure what's gonna happen next, but if the next step is a battle against this Gastly, then Running Shoes used. Two Knock Offs from Venom's Grimer.
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Post by vartio on May 12, 2024 23:49:16 GMT 11
When they entered the room that was set off to the side, they'd find that the room seemed, off, somehow. The damage to the tunnel following the self destruct from Geodude had seemed to have caused this room's floor to collapse, an eery purple glow from a hidden tunnel underneath the underneath. Unknown by the creators? Or simply hidden? All the same they'd see wisps of shadows pulling the poor girl deeper into the tunnels, albeit slowly, as the Gastly turned to witness the humans whom approached. [ "My my, he caught up already, care so much for them do you? Keh Keh Keh Keh!"] Spoke out the Gastly as it hovered to block them off. Its presence seemed different from the other one, and yet ever so similar to the Gengar from earlier. Like there was something off about some of the Ghost types down here in the Tunnels. [ "I'm afraid we don't have need of you!"] The Gastly called out, blurring out for a quick moment before appearing but a mere two feet from Venom's face before wagging its tongue at him as it laughed and popped back to its former position. When the attack order finally came, Grimer would find itself covered in unknown Eldritch runes that would make its very approach hurt, but not before it would land its attack on the Gastly, the sheer power of the attack causing the Gastly to effectively evaporate into nothing but a wisp of an orb that hovered for a moment before shooting into the tunnel after the girl's body. ============================================= When Venom would proceed to give chase, he'd find that a room existed at the end of the rock tunnel that had laid hidden underneath for so long. The room in question would be ancient, looking like a massive mausoleum, with damaged stone tablets lining the wall as well as statues that seemed to surround what laid in the back of the room - a small stone on a pedastal which the girl was floating towards. One of the said statues however, were not in their intended position. But that wasn't all. There was a nigh endless hoard of Gastly and haunter that hovered around the room. But more notably, he'd witness the Gengar from earlier, showing the same injuries that were inflicted upon it earlier. It was held by the wisps of shadow that also held the girl, and its body was halfway absorbed at the time into a vortex of darkness above the stone on the pedastal. The Gengar would cease to be, absorbed into the vortex, which soon flattened out into a saw-like disk of ghost energy, green eyes and mouth forming on its surface. [ "Ahhhh! That's so much better. To think he would lose to a filthy member of the living. I hope you lot will not fail me."] Spoke out the pokemon on the pedastal in 'Spi' 'ri' and 'Tomb's, which turned its attention to the unconscious girl from a hypnosis. [ "And a sacrifice to break the seal, after so many thousands of years! Soon all of my fragments shall be returned to me!"] [ "Yes Master."] spoke a deep, booming voice of 'Go' and 'Lurk's in pokespeech from the two Pokemon. [ "Soon we can be whole again, and we won't need to possess these stone trifles just to act upon this world!"] Spoke a more snake-like voice in Runerigus Pokespeak. You have encountered the Ancient Pokemon Sealed under Goldenrod!![](https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/pokemon/442.png) ![](https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/pokemon/867.png) ======================================== Congratulations, you defeated the Gastly! You gained 50 * 24 = 1200 EXP for Alolan Grimer! Alolan Grimer's now at Exp:1625/2791 Alolan Grimer has gained +1 Happiness! It is now +13!
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Post by Venominon on May 13, 2024 22:24:44 GMT 11
Just what kind of situation had Venom and his team wandered into? What started as a simple rescue mission had suddenly spiraled into something far more serious and complex, as Venom suddenly found himself sensing an evil presence that he had felt before. He couldn't quite place it at first, until he recalled the Gengar that he and Grimer faced not too long ago. However, unlike that Gengar, this new presence was much eviler, and much more powerful to boot. Even after Grimer effortlessly defeated the wild Gastly, Venom still found himself sweating and shaking a bit, as his nerves practically screamed at him to turn back. However, the very thought of Roxie still in grave danger, no pun intended, spurred the ninja and his Sludge Pokemon to fight against the grim odds before them and proceed further into the underground tunnel.
"Hey, master, what do you think is going on down here? I know that we have to save that poor little girl, but it kinda feels like we shouldn't be down here right now. Ya know what I mean?" Grimer questioned her trainer in a very concerned tone of voice as they made their way through the dark tunnel, with only the ominous purple lights ahead of them to help guide their way. Sure, Venom's snake eyes could see through most darkness, but this was unlike any darkness the Poison type trainer had dealt with before. "Trust me, Grimer, I know exactly what you mean. But I think I can safely speak for both of us when I say that if we leave that girl in the hands of these ghosts, we'd never be able to forgive ourselves." Venom's tone was almost as uneasy as Grimer's was, but there was also a great deal of conviction mixed in there as well, to which Grimer nodded her slimy head in full agreement.
That being said, neither of them was prepared for what awaited them at the end of the tunnel. Upon entering the ancient-looking room, both Venom and Grimer's eyes grew wide with shock and awe. "Woah...What the heck?...Has this always been down here?" Grimer questioned, and those were just a few of the questions that were currently racing through her mind. Unfortunately, Venom didn't have the answers she sought, but he could tell right away that no creatures had been down here in a very long time. No LIVING creatures, that is. Straight away, the poisonous pair noticed the large number of Ghost type Pokemon in this ancient room and chose to remain hidden in the shadows for the time being. They also took notice of the girl they had come to save, as well as the very same Gengar they defeated earlier that same day.
However, as soon as they saw the Shadow Pokemon get swallowed up by the vortex, it became abundantly clear that it was not the mastermind this time around. No. From the voice he heard, and the green eyes he saw, Venom was able to piece it together, especially since this wasn't his first encounter with an evil Spiritomb. Unfortunately, unlike the totem Pokemon he faced during his third Alolan trial, this Spiritomb wasn't alone. Upon seeing the Golurk and Runerigus with it, both Venom and Grimer's nerves got that much worse, with both of them being Ground types and all. One of the Poison type's natural enemies. Or supernatural enemies in this case. "Oh dear...This doesn't look good. Not at all. What are we gonna do, master? If nothing is done, then more than just that little girl will be in danger." Grimer whispered to Venom, the concern in her voice only growing, mixed in with plenty of fear and uncertainty.
Indeed, Venom had only come down to these tunnels to get his Pokemon in shape for a gym battle against Whitney, but after seeing all of this, winning his third gym badge suddenly felt very insignificant. Sure, with his ninja prowess, Venom could've probably escaped from this situation and left this problem for someone else to deal with. Like the Elite 4 and the champion, for example. But how many people and Pokemon would lose their lives before they arrived on the scene? Especially in a city this big. So, even though he too was scared and uncertain of his chances of success, Venom took a deep breath to steady his nerves, gathered his courage, then came out of hiding, confronting the three Ghost types and glaring at them with his snake eyes. "Hey, you three! Release the girl and go back to the depths you crawled out of! Do it or prepare to face the wrath of Team Toxic!"
OOC: Not sure what's gonna happen next, but here goes somethin'.
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Post by vartio on May 14, 2024 2:24:48 GMT 11
The entire essence of the room seemed to shift, over two hundred eyes beading down upon the human who now ran into the midst of the room. Laughter of multiple tunes, cries of multiple tunes, it was like he was listening to the elegy of the dead and dying in the room now. Every soul that made up the Spiritomb laid within the Gastly and Haunter that surrounded the room, three of the remaining laying in the Spiritomb and its two generals that laid near it. As Venom approached he could make out some more of the mural. It seemed that while a chunk had been ripped out, likely converted into the Runerigus, there were chunks that could be made out. Namely it had a mark that Venom had likely seen before, and recently, a Circle above a Malformed X. But where? The Pokemon were already mixturing laughters of humor and ridicule at this human who dared to approach them. Even sealed they were not idle threats. But no, the moment that the human had dared to spreak of 'returning to the depths they crawled out of', the laughter became a cocophany upon which even the grandest of concerts would fail to rival. [ "This human is a Riot!"] Spoke the Runerigus in its species name, that now slowly hovered around Venom. Golurk meanwhile slowly rocked its body back and forth in its own laughter. [ "How do creatures so stupid rule the world?"] Boomed the voice of the Golurk, the deepest of the three voices he had heard before. "OH let off on the ignorant human. Nah, on second thought, don't!" The spiritomb's face rotated on the disc-vortex that made up its spirit as it broke into a hysterical laughter that would give the Joker from Batman chills. The unconscious girl, Roxie, would float near Spiritomb, for the moment unharmed. What was most chilling was it spoke English, it was more than a simple Ghost-type Pokemon, it was something more altogether, a Ghost type that had definitely been born from an evil human soul. "Listen kid, you walk into a Mausoleum, see all this, and you think we're the ones 'crawling' around? Oh you're a naive hoot. Let me guess, let me guess: with that spikey hair, and your whole getup, you're one of those folks who act tough but is a real softie aincha?" The Spiritomb said, laughing to itself. "Kid, you want this girl released, you can have her over our undead bodies..." The Spiritomb shifted into a completely dark tone, losing its humorous nature as the entirety of the room became wrapped in writhing shadows that resembled a hurricane of darkness. "I have been sealed here for over a thousand years it feels like. I am making my return, so in the nicest terms possible... Kindly die.."The seal on the ground seemed to react not only towards the Spiritomb's unending malice, but to something else, as the crimson of the seal that seemed to keep these Pokemon here was now awakened. [ "H... how!? It has not activated for over a thousand years, yet why now...?"] [ "Matters not. We simply destroy the human. We will then have time to conduct ritual and free ourselves."] The Golurk stated, showing the least affect beyond a dimming of its eyes. "Then get to it! No matter how weakened we are I cannot believe some whelp like this is an actual threat to us!" Called out Spiritomb. At this point Runerigus would hover forwards. [ "Then I will go first, Master!"] The Battle Begins! Level 28 Runerigus has entered the battle!![](https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/pokemon/867.png) [ "Human, do not expect us fragments of our whole to go down without a fight! We have waited millenia for our freedom, and with the damage to this room thanks to the explosions above, we will now finally have it! Your death will be but the first note to the murals we shall draw in mortal blood!"]
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